PRESIDENTS/CEOS
Dignity Health, San Francisco, has made the following changes: Linda Hunt to continue as president and chief operating officer, Dignity Health Arizona, but no longer to serve as president and chief executive, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix. Patty White to president and chief executive, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, from president and chief executive, Chandler Regional Medical Center, Chandler, Ariz.; and, Tim Bricker to president and chief executive, Chandler Regional Medical Center; he will continue as president and chief executive at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, Gilbert, Ariz.
Brian Dietz to interim president and chief executive, St. Mary's Hospital, Streator, Ill., from interim chief executive, McAlester Regional Health Center, McAlester, Okla.
Peter Karadjoff to president, Providence Park Hospital, Novi, Mich., from president and chief executive, St. Joseph Mercy Port Huron, Mich. Karadjoff replaces Joe Hurshe, who returns to his role as vice president of operations at St. John Providence Health System and Providence Park Hospital.
Connie March to president and chief executive, continuum of care, Presence Health, Chicago, from head of the continuum of care, Provena Health, Mokena, Ill.
Donna Russell-Cook to president, St. Elizabeth Hospital, Enumclaw, Wash., from chief executive, Oklahoma Heart Institute-Hospital, Tulsa, Okla.
Thomas Salerno to president and chief executive, St. Mary Medical Center, Long Beach, Calif. He was most recently chief executive, Anaheim General Hospital, Anaheim, Calif.
ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES
Dr. Vincent Morgese to executive vice president, chief operating officer and chief medical officer, Queen of the Valley Medical Center, Napa, Calif.
Michael C. Hemsley to executive vice president for legal services and general counsel, Catholic Health East, Newtown Square, Pa.
Jeremy Zoch to executive vice president and chief operating officer, St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, Calif.
Janice Burnett to chief financial officer, Bon Secours Health System, Marriottsville, Md.
Dr. William Thompson to chief quality officer, Saint Thomas Health system, Nashville, Tenn.
Bill McLean to senior vice president, human resources, Avera Health, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Michael Panicola to senior vice president, mission and organizational ethics, SSM Health Care, St. Louis.
Jean M. Caulfield to vice president, physician integration and business development, Saint Francis Healthcare, Wilmington, Del.
Laurence Dry to vice president of strategy and operations, Provena Saint Joseph Hospital, Elgin, Ill.
Dr. Bob Bergamini to medical director, palliative care services, Mercy, Chesterfield, Mo.
Fr. Zbigniew "Marion" Talaga to chaplain, Ministry Saint Clare's Hospital, Weston, Wis.
GRANTS AND GIFTS
Avera Brady Health and Rehab, Mitchell, S.D., has received a pledge of $275,000 from an anonymous donor for its capital campaign.
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children's Hospital, San Antonio, has received a $163,562 donation from the Kohl's Department Store for a pediatric mobile unit.
Leeza's Place at Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center, Joliet, Ill., has received over $100,000 from the Gertrude P. Zalar Alzheimer Care Foundation to benefit patients with memory loss.
St. Bernards Medical Center, Jonesboro, Ark., has received a $100,000 gift from the Walmart Foundation for a neonatal intensive care unit.
The Children's Hospital Foundation at Saint Francis, Tulsa, Okla., has received a $100,000 grant through the Walmart Foundation Associate Choice Program.
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